Two days ago, Vanderbilt decided to suspend guard Eric McClellan for the remainder of the season for a violation of the school's academic policy.

At the time both McClellan was hopeful he'd be reinstated this summer.

Today, in light of what the university referred to as "newly-discovered information" Commodores coach Kevin Stallings has decided to dismiss the 6-foot-4, 180-pound transfer from Tulsa, the the school announced today. The decision leaves no possibility for the player who had been the team's leading scorer through 12 games to ever return to the program.

McClellan averaged 14.4 points 4.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists.

Vanderbilt (8-5, 0-1 in the SEC), which hosts Kentucky at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, has just seven scholarship players remaining on its roster.